Paul Minnis (NC, b. 1933), Tree, Bald Head

Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated 1986 at lower right, titled to verso, framed.

Frame dimensions 60 3/4 x 48 3/4 in.

A former art instructor at UNC-Wilmington alongside Claude Howell, Minnis' work is present in the collections of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh and the Mint Museum, Charlotte. Beginning as a successful ceramicist, Minnis later devoted himself to painting in the early 1980s and he continued receiving accolades and commissions.

Faint craquelure; two light vertical markings to sky in left quadrant; light surface grime.